MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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